Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-16


 Bradstreet was reelected by vote of 126 to judge by vote of 1O6 to 49. There were no
 important committee reports to day.
 There were several committee hearings to- day, but none of them directly appertained
 to New Haven interests. The committee on | banks held a short session and the adjourned
 hearing House bill 150 regarding invest I ments by savings banks was taken up. There
 were but few who appeared either for or | against. The bill provides that the savings banks may have power to invest in a large | list of stocks which are termed real estate. 1 They are now allowed to place certain sum in certain stocks, which is considered equal l to investing in real estate. Quite an inter- l esting hearing took place before the commit ! tee on finance over Senate bill 79 exempting | towns from State taxes to an amount equal | to the exemption of soldiers property. The petition for alteration of assessment lists was also heard before the finance committee to- | day. Before the committee on humane insti- l tutions House joint resolution 177 amending | the charter of the Connecticut Humane cety and two other bills appertaining to the ! society came up for hearing, but early | adjournment was taken and another hearing | will take place.
 The labor committee was late in getting | together this afternoon. It was three o'clock ! when Senator Bates announced the commit l tee was ready to hear all parties interested in House bill 4 regarding convict labor, and Senate bill 39 and House bill 128 relative to strikes. The last two bills are nearly identi- cal. There was a slim attendance. Prof. Francis Wayland of the Yale Law school ap- peared for the Connecticut Prisoners associ- ation in regard to the convict labor question. He is chairman of the directors of the State prison. Representative King of Naugatuck, who introduced the bill, appear in it's de fense. The object of the bill he stated was to the effect that any person dealing | in any convict goods, wares, merchan ! disc or other articles at wholesale Or retail, or having in his possession or offering for sale any such made goods, | wares and merchandise or other articles man. l ufactured by convict labor in this any other State, without their being properly l branded, shall be heavily fined. If the bill l becomes law, said MT. King, it would pre- | Vent in a great measure, convict-made goods | being placed on the market at reduced rates | and iniuring the legitimate manufacturer. | Professor Wayland made a strong plea in l protestation against the bill, which seemed l to carry much force with the committee. | Representative Higgins of Greenwich, House | chairman of the committee, said that in his | belief the only thing that would have the de-
 sired effect on this momentous question l of convict labor would be law obliging | the goods made in prison to be ] sold in an unfinished state and have the | legitimate manufacturer complete them and put them on the market at fair prices. 1 The two bills relating to strikes were of | minor importance. The principal bill garding strikes was introduced in the Senate | by Senator Beckwith. It provides that all l malicious discharges or lockouts of employees, l operatives or mechanics by any manufactur- | ing concern or other employer of labor, is 1 hereby declared a misdemeanor and crime, | the same to be punished on the part of labor | as breach of the peace; each of them to be l subject to all the pains and penalties of the l law. On the part of the manufacturers cor poration or ether employer of labor for the violation of this law there shall be imposed by the court having jurisdiction 6 fine of $10O for each person maliciously discharged or locked out from their employment. The bill also provides that in all disagreements occurring hereafter between the employer and the employed, either in regard to wages or the number of hours consisting 8 days labor, which cannot be peacefully and amica
 
 of them shall appeal to the judge of the coun- ty court in the district where this disagree ment occurs, who shall, after notifying the opposite party, proceed to appoint two per sons residing in that county to arbitrate be- tween the parties. These two arbitrators shall appoint the third person. The board after hearing all the evidence relating to the matter shall then make public their decision. The Groton contested election case was heard this afternoon and was attended by many Grotonites and parties interested. The case in brief is that John s. Morgan Rep.) petitions for the seat now held by Elisha s. Thomas Dem) on the ground that there was illegal voting Only one case of that, however, can be proved. Before the committee on temperance to-day were heard bills regulating fees of prosecu- tion agents and prohibiting selling liquors in concert saloons. The resolution for.the re- organization of the Shepaug railroad was heard before the committee on railroads this afternoon and was continued.
 Attorney Henry 0. Robinson for the Con- solidated road, iessees of the Shore Line, prepared a petition to the legislature for leave to build a new bridge at Lyme across the Connecticut river. It was presented by Senator Graham to the Senate and was re- ferred to the committee on railroads. The petition reads as follows: 'sThat in compli- ance with grants of your honorable body your petitioners, the Shore Line railway,
  bridge across the Connecticut river between Lyme and Saybrook; that your petitioners, the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company, lessees | aforesaid of the property, have, since it entered upon it's term of lease, made large | outlays upon said bridge and that now after | careful and critical examination it appears l that while said bridge was abundantly suit able forS Sthe original purpose, viz, the sup port of such trains were then in use, the
 
 pei the use of much heavier locomotives and cars than were found to be sufficient twenty years ago, and that the present structure and piers are not of sufficient strength to support the heaviest trains of the company with per feet safety to the travelling public, and there fore, your petitioners desire to erect such bridge as will be absolutely safe and conven- tent for their present and future necessities, ard for making travel over the same abso- lutely safe. They have prepared plans for new and substantial, and in all respects, frst-class bridge. Their plans vary slightly from the original plans in the loca- tion of the bridge and in no way add any interference with the navigation of the river; but proper alignment of the track and erection of the bridge require slight altera- tion of the location of the piers. Therefore, your petitioners ask your honorable body to grant them permission to change the location of said bridge under such conditions and with such approvals by representatives of the State as to your honorable body may , seem wise and proper" The great forensic contest in the old State House, New Haven, when Hon. MT. Waller, now consul general | at London, spoke for the bridge and Hon. W. w. Eaton, Ex-United States senator, argued against bridging the Connecticut, will long live in the memories of those who heard the eloquence then poured out. The old wooden bridge, now condemned, was built soon after, Walters eloquenee,. backed by the strong public necessities for the bridge, having car ried the day.
 Consul Waller represented New London's interest, which was strongly in favor of bridg- ing. Senator Eaton represented Hartfords interest, which was violently opposed to ''bridging one of Gods highways" Pre- vious to that time the cars of the Shore Line road were formed across the river. The permission to build the new bridge will, in all probability, be granted. The new structure will be handsome one of the most modern design. Several New Haven gentlemen interested